Radio is the Soundtrack of Life
Radio for me is merely the soundtrack of life, or maybe better put “Should be the sound track of life”.
Do we have the name of the person who first came up with ” Politically Correct.” Do we also have the correct addresses of his or her family members ?
Men are into what “IT” is, Women are into why “IT” is.
It is said for every hour you exercise, you live two hours longer.
Everybody is for or against everything until it affects someone you love.
As the poor people of the world starting numbering into the many millions was it just sheer luck for all The Kings and the rest of the rich folks of the era, that the “Ten Commandments” conveniently showed up in the nick of time.
While living in Florida it is easy to spot the snowbirds, they are the ones driving around with the top down as the rest of us occasionally have to bundle up in sweaters and jackets.
Doing music for a radio station is pretty simple … Just play more of the music folks like and less of the music they don’t like. Now what should go in between the tunes. Well therein lies the problem grasshopper.
It’s not about the athlete it’s about the game, it’s not about the actor it’s about the play, it’s not about the artist it’s about the painting, it’s not about the musician it’s about the music. But there is always the exception isn’t there. It is about Tiger and not about golf.
There are a bunch of radio stations in America who have achieved the lofty position of “Good Enough” The problem in beating them is even though your station may sound better and even be more exciting, their listeners are not really dialing around to find anything else.
Bruce Munson told me he wants the new Miranda Rights to go as follows … You have the right to remain silent for 15 seconds when the 15 seconds are up certain parts of your body will begin to hurt and will continue to hurt you until you tell us everything you know.
Hey once in a blue moon finally happened and it happened on New Years Eve.
Scott Shannon told me that a lot of Dee Jays need lessons on how to be appreciative and thankful for the generous people who mentored us in our strange business.
The economy is still not bad enough for the service to get any better.
If the pursuit of happiness is happiness then the pursuit of profit must be profit. Wait a minute that doesn’t make any sense, I’m going to have to rethink this whole thing.
I’m a very focused individual but you put a beautiful smart woman between me and the project and I know I’m soon saying … What project ???
Ron Below said that a great advertising slogan for an airline would be ” We Profile”
John Picano wanted to know who my favorite talents were that I had coached. Hmmmmmm!
Well in no particular order here goes, Delilah, Jeff & Jer, Ron Chapman, Loren & Wally, Jim Harper, Cris Conner, Chuck Riley, Brent Farris, Bill Gardner, Cat Simon, Don Bleu, Buster Bodine, Russ Morley, Don Wright, Robert Murphy, and Jo Myers
would round out my top 15, with a bunch more to be named later, bubbling under.
From Canada it would go Gary Russell, Woody Cooper, Sandy Hoyt, Rick Moranis, Ken Singer, Keith Elshaw, Roger Klein, General Grant, The Magic Christian and Doc Harris who are all in my top 10.
When you have talent it gives you an opportunity to create your image, from that image comes your popularity.
Women tend to forgive but they never forget, men tend to never forgive.
Kurt Johnson said 90% of the traffic information on radio is irrelevant to 99% of the people listening.
Tim Moore said, before you can solve a problem you first have to figure out if it’s a Puzzle or a Mystery.
Fear is a great motivator but the problem is I feel unmotivated because I’m not afraid of much anymore.
I’ve always felt that I was one of the best, but at what has always alluded me.
Only the government can be politically correct because they are playing with house money (ours) For the rest of us it means sanctioning incompetence, which leads only to bankruptcy.
I just heard from Joasia Holotka ( Jo Jo ) who tracked me down by e mail. We’ve lost touch with each other for about a decade. When I asked her if she was still beautiful she sent me this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me5WFYWzkzI&feature=email
I’m much smarter on an e mail than I am on the phone.
When the then owner asked the then GM Ivan Braiker why he couldn’t get his station to sound like WRMF, Ivan relied … Because it’s what George doesn’t do on WRMF that makes it sound the way it does.
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